Fatal crash profile · Model year

2008 Chevrolet Silverado

Compared with Chevrolet Silverado · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
474
Fatal crashes
474
Deaths inside
240
Other deaths
285

Between 2020 and 2024, 474 vehicles described as 2008 Chevrolet Silverado were involved in 474 fatal crashes in the United States. 240 people died inside these vehicles and 285 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other pickup trucks or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 90
2021 101
2022 109
2023 94
2024 80

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

46%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet Silverado: 39%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 49 49
2021 45 76
2022 58 60
2023 52 50
2024 36 50

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet Silverado: 17%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet Silverado: 20%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

46%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Silverado: 47%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2008 Chevrolet Silverado Chevrolet Silverado Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 21.9% 16.6% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 23.8% 20.5% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 45.6% 46.6% 49.1% 49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 338
Cloudy 65
Rain 32
Fog, Smog, Smoke 8
Snow 8

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 246
Dark - Not Lighted 136
Dark - Lighted 62
Dawn 16
Dusk 9

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
Texas 90
California 29
Florida 28
Michigan 22
Alabama 18
Kentucky 17
North Carolina 16
Georgia 15
Arizona 13
Louisiana 13

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Apr 9, 2023 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Apr 6, 2023 Semmes, Mobile County, Alabama 2
Apr 4, 2023 Pope County, Arkansas 2
Apr 3, 2023 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
Apr 3, 2023 St. Matthews, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Mar 30, 2023 Bakersfield, Kern County, California 1
Mar 29, 2023 Monroe County, Iowa 1
Mar 19, 2023 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Mar 18, 2023 Karnes County, Texas 1
Mar 13, 2023 Poweshiek County, Iowa 1
Mar 12, 2023 Hidalgo County, Texas 1
Mar 8, 2023 Knox, Starke County, Indiana 1
Feb 26, 2023 Thonotosassa, Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Feb 20, 2023 McLeod County, Minnesota 1
Feb 14, 2023 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
Feb 9, 2023 Columbia County, Pennsylvania 1
Feb 4, 2023 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Feb 3, 2023 Garland, Dallas County, Texas 1
Jan 22, 2023 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Jan 18, 2023 Flint Township, Genesee County, Michigan 1
Jan 11, 2023 Polk County, Florida 1
Jan 10, 2023 Plano, Collin County, Texas 1
Jan 6, 2023 Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana 1
Jan 1, 2023 Baldwin County, Alabama 1
Dec 31, 2022 Robeson County, North Carolina 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.